Yesterday in class, we focused entirely on the Declaration of Independence. We were divided into two large groups and we shared with each other what we had analyzed the day before. Each partnership was assigned a small section of the Declaration, and we took notes on it, which we shared with the rest of the class yesterday. After our sharing of information with the group, we held a class discussion on the similarities and difference between Brutus and the conspirators, and the Continental Congress. We also talked about what our word meant, and how important a promise is and whether or not we should trust promises. It was an interesting discussion.
Today in class, Mr. Boyle was not here, and in his place was Ms. Buswell. She handed us a document when we came in called "The Crisis No. 1" by Thomas Paine. We were told to read it and then write an essay on whether or not 2012 was times that "try men's souls" like the American Revolution was. It would have been a rather simple exercice if Ms. Buswell would have stopped talking about it and let us write. Reading the document took a lot of time in itself, so we had even less time to write, which was extremely frustrating.
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